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Aging
Public Benefits
2019
Are the Rich Killing Social Security?
January 10, 2019

Are the Rich Killing Social Security?

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Jobs
K-12
California
2019
Why 30,000 Los Angeles teachers are ready to strike over huge class sizes
January 10, 2019

Why 30,000 Los Angeles teachers are ready to strike over huge class sizes

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Immigration
Jobs
2019
America’s Most Famous Novel About Bad Meat Was Actually About Immigrant Labor Abuses
January 10, 2019

America’s Most Famous Novel About Bad Meat Was Actually About Immigrant Labor Abuses

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Higher Education
California
2019
Newsom's higher education budget would boost aid, freeze tuition and repair campuses
January 10, 2019

Newsom's higher education budget would boost aid, freeze tuition and repair campuses

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Higher Education
Hunger
2019
Report: College Students Are Hungry And Government Programs Could Do More To Help
January 10, 2019

Report: College Students Are Hungry And Government Programs Could Do More To Help

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Higher Education
Hunger
2019
Millions of College Students Are Going Hungry
January 9, 2019

Millions of College Students Are Going Hungry

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Job Quality
2019
Burned-Out Millennials Need Careers, Not Just Jobs
January 9, 2019

Burned-Out Millennials Need Careers, Not Just Jobs

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Cities
Health
Immigration
Public Benefits
New York
2019
De Blasio to Unveil Health Care Plan for Undocumented and Low-Income New Yorkers
January 8, 2019

De Blasio to Unveil Health Care Plan for Undocumented and Low-Income New Yorkers

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2019
Engineering programs still exclude black students — 4 ways to change this
January 8, 2019

Engineering programs still exclude black students — 4 ways to change this

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Higher Education
2019
No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job)
January 8, 2019

No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job)

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Health
Immigration
Public Benefits
New York
2019
New York City Launches $100 Million Universal Health Insurance Program
January 8, 2019

New York City Launches $100 Million Universal Health Insurance Program

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
West Virginia
2019
West Virginia Teachers Hope To Shed Light on Child Poverty
January 8, 2019

West Virginia Teachers Hope To Shed Light on Child Poverty